frugalfurguy Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Classical music mainly for me. Top of my list and I've heard many of the greats live. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0g0QjwGkIEA .... As good as it gets. OFF Generally, I'm not enthusiastic about purely instrumental arrangements of the Schubert Lieder. It's too much like NPR's Bowdlerized playlist they pass off as classical. I suppose because as soon as most US Americans hear anything remotely resembling operatic singing, they're off to another audio program. So we get "Staendchen" arranged for jawharp and didgeridoo. No offense against jawharp or didgeridoo, but there's something to actually listening to the piano vocal that Schubert imagined that's important. That's why I prefer Bayern4Klassic and even Bartok Radio Budapest to US classical programming. All that said, I was fascinated with this solo violin performance of "Der Erlkoenig." Hahn was able to capture the essence of the piano's horrisonant tremolos along with the shrill vocal line. For once I heard a purely instrumental version of a Schubert Lied that actually added to my appreciation instead of being a cheap substitute for the real thing. Thanks, OFF frugalfurguy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGalanos Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xK3mVxGfzPY Lynxette's Mama Mia comment put me in the mood for a lil Abba ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unclejoe420 Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 Not sure if this is gonna be related, but thought it only fair to warn you all: I'm gonna start learning to play the guitar again!! So be prepared for all your fave tunes (well, the easy ones) to get totally murdered by me!! UJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frugalfurguy Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Oh oh! UncleJoe's opening that guitar case .... again! Quick get me my ear muffs so he can play as loud an long as he wants! frugalfurguy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unclejoe420 Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 Well, my new genuine imitation Les Paul is here - so cover your ears and hide the children!! UJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGalanos Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 http://youtube.com/watch?v=J2-SZyFZK1U&feature=related Heard this song playing at the store tonight while I was picking up gourmet cat food for my finicky eaters. Had not heard it in a long time. One of my favorite "Bond" songs. For your eyes only, the nights are never cold. You really know me, that's all I need to know. Maybe I'm an open book because I know you're mine, But you won't need to read between the lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGalanos Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 http://youtube.com/watch?v=rILaahrijDQ Further proof that I'm as square as they come ... This was the first single (45 RPM) I ever bought ... I still can't help but sing along ... But she has faith in me, and so I go on trying faithfully And who knows maybe on some special night, if my song is right I will find a way, find a way... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Soft Touch; Don't take so long for your next post. Good to see you back OFF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThoughtFox Posted June 1, 2008 Author Share Posted June 1, 2008 How about these ones: http://youtube.com/watch?v=ApvgvYs5swk A beautifully crafted song. Pity about the bland vocal. Excellent songwriting and an excellent vocal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worker 11811 Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 Shirley Bassey kicks ass! http://youtube.com/watch?v=crn5ephc4UM&feature=related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGalanos Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 Lovin' the Bond tunes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThoughtFox Posted June 8, 2008 Author Share Posted June 8, 2008 I listened to Queen's "The Miracle" album today (I think this was from around 1989). I didn't like most of it. The Miracle", however, is such a beautiful song that it actually makes the entire album worthwhile! It has a strong melody but also shifts into surprising territory with a sparkling finish involving an electric guitar cadenza and a resolution that is not a million miles from genius! The lyrics are simple and direct but also profound. I guess some might accuse Queen (actually I suspect that this song is principally the work of their most talented songwriter, Freddy Mercury) of relying on easy sentiment, i.e. "peace on earth", etc. but it actually comes across as sincere and I find the song genuinely moving - one of the most underrated in the Queen oeuvre. "I Want it All" is OK. An enjoyable Rock song but not particularly original. "The Invisible Man" is uninteresting as is just about everything else on the album. As usual with this group, their considerable musicianship helped to conceal their weaknesses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThoughtFox Posted June 9, 2008 Author Share Posted June 9, 2008 Sorry, I forgot to post the link to "The Miracle" song. Listen carefully to the end of this song. One of the things that impresses me most about the ending is that a natural conclusion to the song would have come just prior to the guitar cadenza. Had they finished it at this point, it would have made perfect sense. However, what they do instead - in leaving it hanging unexpectedly, creating a striking musical contrast between the powerful, forward-driving effect of the electric guitar and a slow chorus and then resolving the tension - is so brilliant and so inspired. It's a kind of imagination that is far too rare in popular music today and certainly at the time when this song was written. Here is the link: http://youtube.com/watch?v=6Gu0eDRc98c I'm not keen on the vocal overlayering which Queen always did to excess, often overlayering just a single vocal (which I find unattractive to begin with). This song does suffer a bit from that treatment, unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGalanos Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 http://youtube.com/watch?v=YFQlZht2DU4 One of my favorite Tina Turner songs. This was the song that launched her comeback in the 80's. I recall reading that she hated the song and didn't want to record it, yet it wound up being the biggest hit off "Private Dancer". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGalanos Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=hOSrKNVF2VI I had never seen the video for this song (until today) ... One of my faves from the late 80's. I know that I'm a prisoner To all my father held so dear. I know that I'm a hostage To all his hopes and fears. I just wish I could have told him in the living years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGalanos Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=g5yG1Dy5b4A One of Sondheim's greatest songs ... Sung by one of our national treasures (who I will be seeing in concert the weekend of my birthday this fall). Just when I'd stopped Opening doors, Finally knowing The one that I wanted was yours, Making my entrance again With my usual flair, Sure of my lines, No one is there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThoughtFox Posted August 28, 2008 Author Share Posted August 28, 2008 Queen are one of my favourite pop groups. Here are some songs from the Innuendo album together with my immediate thoughts on hearing them again: Innuendo Would have been an great song had it not been ruined by a Flamenco-styled guitar section that has no relevance to what comes before or after. It is obvious that the group didn’t know what to do for the mid section and decided on this. Yet another case where technical skill and musicianship are used to mask compositional weakness. They attempt to conceal the joins but the effect is like bread that falls apart when you try to spread. It's such a shame that they didn’t sustain the sweeping, majestic quality of the opening verse of the song, which is brilliant. Headlong The underlying lack of originality here is typical of Queen’s 1980s output. These are the days of our lives http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOJPvxgkvn8 Hackneyed musical phrases and trite sentiments. Typical of popular culture. All God's People http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OSGfGBM6hc Not sure what to make of this. It’s a bit laboured but it's kind of interesting and imaginative. It works, just about. The Hitman http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qODPP4Bjvc8 Queen did a lot of this shallow stadium-Rock stuff in their later period. I’ve never understood what attracted them to it when they were capable of so much more. The Show Must Go On This a really beautiful song. I guess it’s OK to "borrow" the chord structure from Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata but it irritates me when there’s no acknowledgement of the similarity and I just feel that there’s something slightly lazy about this practice. It ruins the song for me. The lyrics to Show Must go On are actually quite moving, though. Incidentally, the musical quotation from Ravel in Innuendo is entirely different - that's used merely to set the mood and tone of the piece - it functions as a springboard for Queen's own composition and I don't consider that a comparable example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThoughtFox Posted August 28, 2008 Author Share Posted August 28, 2008 http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=g5yG1Dy5b4A One of Sondheim's greatest songs ... Sung by one of our national treasures (who I will be seeing in concert the weekend of my birthday this fall). Just when I'd stopped Opening doors, Finally knowing The one that I wanted was yours, Making my entrance again With my usual flair, Sure of my lines, No one is there. I enjoyed the Sondheim. Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Barguzin Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 I knew there was a reason I liked Queen..... okay, the music helped as well *grin* Killer Queen Not to forget the Freddie's voice (Check out Barcelona for proof), vocalisations, and use of multi tracks. I Apologise if it has been listed before, but even if you are not a Queen fan, take a look. You WILL be either surprised, or delighted OR BOTH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThoughtFox Posted August 30, 2008 Author Share Posted August 30, 2008 I love Killer Queen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelley and kevin Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 Queen was a great group............The best song for me is "Fat Bottomed Girls" that song rocks. Now for best news AC/DC is releasing a new album in October called "Black Ice". I remember my first album was "Back in Black" right after Brian Johnson took over as the lead man after Bon Scott's passing................ I will be trying toget tickets for the AC/DC tour that starts on October 28th. I have heard they are playing in Tacoma and Seattle so far................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unclejoe420 Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Funny you should mention AC/DC; am learning "Highway To Hell" on bass at the moment, and am doing pretty well - even if i do say so myself!! Am also teaching myself "Sharp Dressed Man" and "Tush" by ZZ Top. All three of these tunes are fairly easy to play, from a novice's standpoint, which is bloody handy! Would list all the tunes I can play thus far, but I don't really want to blow my own proverbial trumpet... UJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 Hey folks http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xe5w0_ray-charles-jerry-lee-lewis OFF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worker 11811 Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 Son of a gun! That was fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGalanos Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Caught Kenny Loggins in concert a couple weeks ago. Awesome show -- And showmanship. He closed with this song ... One of my favorites. Forever in my heart Forever here you'll be Even when I'm gone You'll be near to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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